- Date
- June 26, 1965
- Place
- W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5215ACessna 310
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178204
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0494 65/6/26 W PALM BEACH FLA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 8950 TIME - 1837 N5215A PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LFT ENG FUEL STRAINER BRACKET ALTERED-ACCESS DOOR HIT JIFFY DRAIN VALVE OPENING IT SO FUEL FLOWED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5215A
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palm Beach Intl
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